Publisher. A+E Networks. On this day in 1970, the legendary actor John Wayne wins his firstâand onlyâacting Academy Award, for his star turn in the director Henry Hathawayâs Western True Grit. Wayne appeared in some 150 movies over the course of his long and storied career.
Pellet fuel. Fuels for heating. Pellet fuels (or pellets) are biofuels made from compressed organic matter or biomass. Pellets can be made from any one of five general categories of biomass: industrial waste and co-products, food waste, agricultural residues, energy crops, and virgin lumber.
Pellet stoves are a lot like what youâd see with a wood stove and they even have some similarities with fireplace inserts that you can use for heating as well.